Chunchanakatte Falls

This is one of the most devotional, serene and scenic spot. Lord Ram has been installed here by Maharshi Aghastya with Seeta and laxmana as per the local mythology of the temple is concerned.

And here the cracking the coconut is done in front of Lord Hanuman, which is near the river. As Lord Ram here has granted Hanuman this special honour where the devotees worship hanuman first before Ram.

Here Devi Seeta had been bathing while they were in exile and the river has turned to the color of Shikakai and oil.

Also, this place is called Chunchunkatte because of the two demons called Chincha and Chunchi were causing havoc in this region and Lord Ram relieved the people by killing these demons.

These are the stories I collected from the locals about the temple.

Here is the glimpse of the this great place.

Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpehrosus

Once again, bird photography is again being experimented, when the birds has stopped chirping. I have often read many blogs, where they stop bird photography after noon because the birds would stop the chirping.

I too agree that chirping would help to trace the bird, but that's not the only way to shoot birds. You can keep your eyes open and look for it.

One advantage, is the sharp pictures you get at noon, because of the extra bright lights that been lit up by the sun. Here are some of the pics I got from the place around 1 PM.

Experience at Pyramid Valley

As usual after hearing about this place and also the experience for the one who meditates often is very impressive, I did some initial search on this and decided to visit.

We left house at 10.15 AM and reached there by 11.10 AM having my residence near Mysore Road. My parents were really in awe feeling the scenic view, serenity and peace around.

It is seriously a place for the aspirants who want spiritual progress. This is not a picnic spot. The pyramid is just awesome which makes you feel very minute in front.

My advice is just go open minded, never to try to analyse how this works, or what experience you might encounter at this energy center.

Am not exaggerating things, here is what I felt. I practice meditation 15-20 min everyday. After settling down in kings chamber, which is at 1/3^rd height of the pyramid, specially build to hold the cosmic energy, I found to be in whirlpool, experiencing oscillation, chilling effect in spine, sudden flow of current across the head region.

These effects as I heard would be for one who meditates for a very long time. This happens there in just few minutes with proper focus and concentration with very less effort.

Also, there are arrangements for buying books about yoga and meditation, also a free lunch service free of cost.

Here is the few glimpse of the same below.

Exploring the different White Balance in DSLRs

I was always wondering about the white balance options available, but thought that might not be of much impact towards the photography, instead opted to simply use AWB.

This made my time to explore the white balance available.

I would like to present the photographs where the same scene is shot with different WB.

The learning is that the WB option is of great impact towards the photographs. Opting the right WB might really turn an ordinary shot into extraordinary shot.